as in enjoyment
the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met
a couple of golden-agers looking over their life together with a feeling of contentment and accomplishment
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Recent Examples of contentment
The Harvard Study of Adult Development —the longest-running happiness study in the world—found that the quality of your relationships is the clearest predictor of long-term contentment and health.
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Greg Orme, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Expand Financial Planning In our study, 993 American adults confirmed that individuals who frequently experience positive emotions, such as joy, interest, and contentment, tend to have a longer financial time horizon.
—Shane Enete, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Research shows that the taste and aroma of foods related to family or friends, social gatherings, and celebrations are associated with feelings of contentment, belonging, and self-esteem.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the setup for Maryland basketball is mostly fine, and the chief takeaway is simply that university administrators can’t be complacent about their coach’s contentment given the financial and competitive complexities of modern college basketball.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
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Greg Orme, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Expand Financial Planning In our study, 993 American adults confirmed that individuals who frequently experience positive emotions, such as joy, interest, and contentment, tend to have a longer financial time horizon.
—Shane Enete, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Research shows that the taste and aroma of foods related to family or friends, social gatherings, and celebrations are associated with feelings of contentment, belonging, and self-esteem.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the setup for Maryland basketball is mostly fine, and the chief takeaway is simply that university administrators can’t be complacent about their coach’s contentment given the financial and competitive complexities of modern college basketball.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contentment
Noun
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There is a kind of enjoyment of all the transgression that is obviously a big part of what the show is.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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Meg’s Corner: Rivalries need time even if entertaining doesn’t Beyond our collective enjoyment from this weekend’s NWSL action, there was a helpful reminder that this league loves to buck off tidy narratives.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Small changes in your behavior and surroundings can set you on course for happiness.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Also, your ability to live, transmitting joy and happiness.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As medical tourism hubs adopt robotics, international patients gain access to advanced surgeries at lower costs, contributing to a 50 percent reduction in hospital stays, proven cost efficiency and patient satisfaction rates climbing to 92 percent.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Feeling fulfilled and having a sense of purpose is critical for job satisfaction and mental health overall.—
Rachel Pacheco,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Build a daily rhythm that prioritizes peace, rest, nourishment, and pleasure.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
2 May 2025
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Mixed in with small pleasures and petty disputes with her older sister are true feats of survival and bravery.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
2 May 2025
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Since 2020, content creator Remi Bader had accumulated millions of TikTok followers by offering her opinions on the fits of popular clothing brands as a plus-size woman.—
Jess Rauchberg,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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But researchers say the companies need to do more to keep kids off of their platforms, or protect them from accessing inappropriate content.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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Soon after, the presenters of the best music honor briefly broke into song to the delight of the audience.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2025
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To the delight of divers, the site is expected to be located about 10 miles off the coast of Destin in the Florida Panhandle, with the 1,000-foot-long vessel’s top decks resting 60 feet below the surface—accessible to both beginner and advanced divers.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2025
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The event set the stage for a candid conversation about the real threats facing Black communities today—and why joy and resistance remain central to the path forward.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
3 May 2025
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The Vietnam Veterans Parade was a human wave of joy and sadness and grief and release.—
Stan Godlewski,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2025
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“Contentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contentment. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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